Stanford National Forensic Institute

SNFI is proud to add a Congressional Debate program!  We're excited to bring the same professionalism and expertise developed over the past 25 years in every format of competitive high school debate to Congress.

The 1-Week Congressional Debate Workout is designed as an opportunity for students to sharpen their Congress skills ahead of the next competitive season.  SNFI strongly suggests that students enroll in the 2-Week Core Congressional Debate Program if their schedules allow, and in particular NOT attending just the second of the two consecutive 1-Week Workout sessions that corresponds to the 2-Week Core session.  Our curriculum is designed around a full two week-long experience in order to cover the full spectrum of relevant material.  Note that the academic experience is not tailored to students attending the 1-Week Workout, so students may arrive/depart in the middle of important materials without being at a logical start/stop point, and our staff is unable to make special accommodations for students who are departing early from or arriving late to the 2-Week Program via enrollment in the 1-Week Workout.